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Exception in Chinese: 例外 (lì wài)

lì wài

exception

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1exception
  2. 2to be an exception

Stroke order

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外

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 所有人都要遵守规定,谁也不能例外。

    suǒ yǒu rén dōu yào zūn shǒu guī dìng, shuí yě bù néng lì wài。

    Everyone must obey the rules; no one can be an exception.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

例如

lì rú

for example

另外

lìng wài

additional

比例

bǐ lì

proportion

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

国外

guó wài

abroad

外边

wài bian

outside

外国

wài guó

foreign (country)

外语

wài yǔ

foreign language

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